Issues with Firefox and Flash Player (11.3.300.262)

superplay · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:04

Hi

Adobe have just released a new version of Flash (11.3.300.262). One of the bug fixes listed is a resolution to the stability issues with Firefox.

However this new version seems to be worse! I find that pages that contain flash elements are not displaying / rendering correctly and when they do pages are generally jerky.

I have cleared internet cache and re-installed etc. with no change.

I am going to roll back to the previous version of flash, however I am curious to know if the new issues are only affecting me or if other folk are finding this as well?

Orcvader · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:09

Affecting a lot of us as well. I rolled back and set it so it asks me if it can update, but the cheeky thing updated to 11.3 behind my back!

You can disable protected mode if you want, it seems to have helped a lot of people: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493 (At the bottom titled as last resort).

Vimes · 5 Jul 2012 at 22:34

I have removed 11.3 and gone back to 11.2 and ticked the box for it to notify me of any updates. Now the Youtube thread displays correctly within Firefox.

KIA · 6 Jul 2012 at 10:38

Be super careful if you disable protected mode and roll-back the version.

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-14.html

superplay · 9 Jul 2012 at 15:38

Thank you for the replies.

Very useful.

PapaLazaru · 9 Jul 2012 at 15:57

Mine locks up totally with this version. It has finally pushed me over the edge. Bye bye Firefox. Hello Chrome.

PapaLazaru · 11 Jul 2012 at 21:40

New Flash version out. Still broken on Firefox................

Broken Hope · 11 Jul 2012 at 23:08

I don't get any lock ups or anything, just annoying tearing when I scroll web pages with embedded youtube videos.

Vimes · 12 Jul 2012 at 08:12

I get the annoying tearing and very slow scrolling in regards to the youtube vids.

I have now gone over to Chrome and all is well.

Kelt · 12 Jul 2012 at 09:33

Vimes said:
I get the annoying tearing and very slow scrolling in regards to the youtube vids.

I have now gone over to Chrome and all is well.

I'm getting these problems as well. I want to drop Firefox now, but would miss its group tabs. I don't think Chrome uses these natively, does anyone use group tabbing with Chrome via extensions?

Vimes · 12 Jul 2012 at 09:39

With FF I have used Colourful Tabs and Tab mix plus for years. Having enjoyed both of those I have got used to managing my tabs how I do and I know that I will miss some of the features of TMP. I have not been able to reproduce them with Chrome or any extension so far.
This has often influenced me going back to FF but I'm going to try and stick with Chrome and see how I manage.

Tuvoc · 12 Jul 2012 at 13:30

Ah, I thought I was the only one ! Gone back to IE9 now after days/weeks of frustration. And this is after having used Firefox for years.

demonix · 12 Jul 2012 at 15:11

I haven't even updated from 11.2 since I heard about the problems (I decline the update each time it pops up).

opethdisciple · 13 Jul 2012 at 17:16

Thye fixed it with the previous version, I knowticed a new version yesterday on the Adobe website, installed it, now the problem is back again!

PapaLazaru · 13 Jul 2012 at 19:17

opethdisciple said:
Thye fixed it with the previous version, I knowticed a new version yesterday on the Adobe website, installed it, now the problem is back again!

It is a damn joke. Using Chrome at the moment but have not bookmarked anything or customised it in the hope that they fix it soon.

V F · 14 Jul 2012 at 03:15

How's the latest flash player? 265.

yashiro · 14 Jul 2012 at 04:41

If only you could import your bookmarks into Chrome eh?

Tuvoc · 14 Jul 2012 at 04:59

yashiro said:
If only you could import your bookmarks into Chrome eh?

Install xmarks and I think you should be able to do that.

Orcvader · 14 Jul 2012 at 12:15

Huh

? Chrome already has a built in bookmarks importer! It imported all of mine exactly the way it's laid out in FirfFox.

Click the spanner on the top right, bookmarks, then import. Choose Firefox and then you're done!

Still using Firefox though as I feel it's more customizable than Chrome. The smoothscroll addons doesn't feel right for it either. But the flash problem...

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Vimes · 14 Jul 2012 at 12:24

I found Chrome to be one of the best browsers in terms of bookmark imports. As noted above it works fine and all of my bookmarks were imported from FF without issue.